TWIG has finished their new 6-song EP, titled “Make a Monster Bright”, and it will be officially launched EVERYWHERE (including here on their website). This EP Is currently going to only be available on digital download (Bandcamp, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, etc.). 

Track listing: 

Subterranean Man 

Black Heart 

Lift Me Up 

Farley 

Say You Might 

Go 

The EP was co-produced, engineered, recorded, mastered by Mike Montgomery at Candyland Studios in Dayton, KY. 

The EP was originally recorded on reel to reel tape, in order to get a “vintage warmth” to the drums and bass, and then transferred to digital format for the rest of the tracking. There were various cool production tricks used in the recording process, including reverse loop tracks on Subterranean Man to get a psychedelic vibe, reel tape loop effect on vocals for Go, cool vintage-style microphones to bump up the “dirt” on a few vocal tracks, and other great tricks by Mike Montgomery. 

In addition to the normal TWIG lineup, Troy Maynus (longtime friend and live TWIG contributor), played percussion on all of the tracks. 

As usual, the art direction for the band is headed up by David Estep, longtime friend, for his art/graphics company liquidlines.com. 

The EP was recorded from April to September, and this is TWIG’s second recording effort in the last 8 years. They hope to work with Mike Montgomery again on another project! 

The EP will be officially launched on 10/6 at the Southgate House Revival in Newport, KY, where TWIG will headline and play with three other fantastic local bands: 

New Sincerity Works (Trio) 

Wilde Violet (featuring TWIG bassist, Mike Maley) 

The Tigerlilies 

TWIG would like to thank their fans and especially their families for all of their support!

We are very excited to share the cover art for our upcoming CD release. We will be releasing Make a Monster Bright at our CD Release concert October 6th at the Southgate House Revival and along for the big event we have Tigerlillies, New Sincerity Works, and Wilde Violet performing as well. We look forward to seeing you.

April 22, 2018 

Hello everyone, 

This weekend TWIG started their 2nd recording project, at Candyland Studios in Dayton, KY. This is the first time the guys have recorded anything formally, since 2011. 

During an 8-hour session, Mike, Dave, and Scott laid down drum tracks and bass tracks for all six of the songs, currently scheduled for recording. There are pictures on the photo page, that document the session. 

Being in the room, smelling the reel-to-reel tape, and hearing the songs come to life was a real joy. Mike Montgomery is fantastic! 

Everyone is looking forward to getting guitars and keyboards laid down next week, and continuing to bring these songs to life. 

George Parasol

Latest News Post: March 22nd, 2018 

Hi Everyone, 

This is George Parasol, official blogger for TWIG. Welcome to our new website! 

TWIG has been working diligently in the basement to come up with many new and wonderful things. They wanted me to capture a few of these newsy items for you here, to keep you all informed. 

*Recording: 

TWIG will begin recording their new EP, tentatively titled “Make a Monster Bright”, which will be their first new recording since 2011. They are excited to work with Mike Montgomery, local legend, at CandyLand studios in Dayton, KY. Recording begins April 21st. 

This group of songs will feature 5 brand new songs, and one older song that hit the cutting room floor on the last album, “Light up the Sky”, due to a technical recording error, that caused the basic tracks to be scrapped. Although the guys loved the song, and have enjoyed playing it live on occasion, they decided at the time to scrap it and save it when they had more time to do it justice. The song is called Subterranean Man, and was written way back in 1997 or 1998, when Scott was traveling on Lower Wacker Drive in Chicago and spotted a guy wearing a sandwich sign and professing the end times. 

The other five songs slated for recording include: 

Black Heart 

Lift Me Up 

Say You Might 

GO 

Farley 

More on this later….. 

*Spring and Summer shows: 

TWIG is excited to be part of a six-band showcase at the Southgate House Revival on March 24th. 

There is also a fun event planned on August 10th at the Village Tavern in Montgomery, the site of many fun shows from the past. 

More gigs will be announced soon…… 

Thanks everyone! For now, I will sign off! 

George